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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) today announced that Greater Charleston, S.C., will be the site of the nation's second Concept Home. Also published by Business Wire and Ad Hoc News.
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AFGE Local 476, which represents Housing and Urban Development employees, recently announced the winners of its essay contest in which participants were tasked with describing new ways to improve AFGE membership. [more]
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Former Pittsburgh Mayor Thomas Murphy is joining the staff of the Urban Land Institute as a senior resident fellow, holding the position of ULI/Klingbeil Family Chair for Urban Development. Since leaving the mayor’s post last January, Murphy has served as the institute’s liaison to the hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast region, moving forward ULI’s work in creating a rebuilding strategy for New Orleans and exploring opportunities for institute involvement in other areas.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) today announced that Greater Charleston, S.C., will be the site of the nation's second Concept Home. Also on HGTVPro.com.
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The Urban Development committee has been set up by FICCI to take up policy issues relating to urban development at the Center and State levels and to set a road map for urban reforms. The objective of the committee is to:
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Consumer groups are hoping that the devastating tornadoes that blew through central Florida last year will encourage the Department of Housing and Urban Development to rethink its guidelines on mobile home construction. While 18 million Americans live in mobile homes, construction standards are considered weak and have not been re-evaluated in the 23 years since they were originally created. The Consumers Union says that wind-resistance standards should be uniform throughout a given state, not just in coastal areas, as the recent tornadoes suggest that disasters do not simply park themselves on beach front property. The union ... wants warranties to allow residents to get manufacturer's defects corrected no matter what point in the production the process is. Finally, the Consumer Union supports stronger installation regulations so that mobile homes can be more firmly anchored to the ground, decreasing the chance that they will become airborne.
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